Educational Technology 2

ACTIVITY 5 1. What can you say to educators who say technology in teaching takes time and is expensive?               Technology is invented to make life more comfortable. Since technological advancements are inevitable, we should be able to know how to use them to our advantage.                       The problem of some traditional teachers is that they resist change, even if it is for the better. This resistance applies to the use of technology. The very first notion of these educators about technology is that it is expensive and it is hard to handle. They would stick to the traditional ways that they already know instead of venturing into something new because they don’t want to be inconvenienced.                                My suggestion to ...

ACTIVITY 4 What are the different functions and features of the following applications? a. Microsoft Office             Microsoft Office is a collection of computer programs made by Microsoft Corporation. It includes several applications such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, Access, Onenote, Outlook, Infopath and Groove.                 b. M.S. Excel                 Microsoft Excel, a part of the Microsoft Office Suite, is a spreadsheet application that allows users to store, manipulate and graph data. It includes formulas, lets users make their own formulas and even uses programming (Visual Basic) to personalize every bit of the program. Excel allows users to perform calculations like in a calculator and at the same time manipulate texts just like a word processor. ...

ACTIVITY 3 1.  What are the effects of innovations of technology in education?                  Technology is advancing every day. Whether we like it or not, our lives are affected by its advancements, especially our education. If properly used, technology is a very useful tool in education.                 Integrating technology in education is now a trend. Most educational systems around the world make use of the different innovations of technology. Studies show that schools which utilize these innovations produce a more effective teaching and learning environment. In these schools, learners have every resource they need in their studies at their reach. Because of the internet, all the information they would possibly need is just a click or tap away.             ...

ACTIVITY 2 REFLECTION: 1. Many college students are presently required to take computer courses including word processing (Microsoft Office), spreadsheet preparation (Excel), presentation techniques (Powerpoint), etc. How do you think this will help application of skills needed in Ed Tech 2?             We have defined Educational Technology 2 as the integration of technology to the teaching and learning process. This subject is all about utilizing technology to aid us in order to have a more interactive and productive teaching and learning environment. In line with this thought, it is relevant that students taking up this course should have the basic knowledge and skills in using computer applications such as Microsoft Office Word for word processing, M.S. Excel for spreadsheet preparations and M.S. Powerpoint for report presentations. Students should at least be familiar with these apps because Ed Tech 2 requires us to do tasks which ...

ACTIVITY 1   1. Discuss the disparity in ed. Tech advancement in schools of industrialized first – world countries such as U.S., Japan, and Singapore and a still developing country, the Philippines.                   In terms of technology, countries such as the U.S., Japan and Singapore, are known for their pioneering innovations. If a new technology arises, either one of these countries would most definitely have invented it or they would be the first to make use of these advancements. It would also follow that their educational system would utilize these technologies and integrate it in their schools.                 Researches conducted worldwide indicate that using technology has a positive impact on the teaching and learning (Almekhlafi and Almeqdadi, 2010) in the sense that these new technologies would greatly increase students’ inter...

        This blog is created as a requirement for my course in ED TECH 2. It will include all the activity questions we have answered in class.  I hope that this page will be a helpful reference for other students taking the same course. So, here it goes...